Val didn't move from the doorway, half because he'd asked and half because she couldn't gather the energy to do so. "Danny," Val said, "I love you more than anything in this world and if you want to die, I'm not going to stand in your way of that anymore. If you're going to do this, then I'm going to help you do it right so they can't stop you."

Val felt sick to the very deepest pit of her stomach, as though something dead had crawled inside of her and begun rotting away. Yes, that felt like an accurate description. Val's soul was spoiled and putrid but there was one thing left that she could do for Danny in this world before they both got out.